Petition · past parliament
Call out the Premier League, FA and EFL for discrimination/violation of equality
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Not a single minute's silence was held at this weekends football matches. Not in the EFL, nor the FA Cup, nor the Premier league. Considering silences were held for 'lesser' atrocities (think Charlie Hebdo), this is clear discrimination and inequality.
The Premier League, the FA and EFL held minute's silences for victims of 'lesser' atrocities around the world. No such silences were held for the Muslim Victims of Christchurch. It is clear that the Premier League, FA, EFL and clubs care less about Muslim lives than they do about other lives. Just as terrorism has no religion, mourning knows no religion. The deaths of those innocent lives must be mourned by people of all walks of lives. The Discrimination and inequality was at show this weekend.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
It's the responsibility of the Premier League, the FA and EFL to decide when to hold a minute's silence, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.